Profero

The city of Profero developed along the Purloin River and is consecrated in the name of the betrayer god Profero. It is home to the infamous Noble Order of Marauders, a thieves guild sanctioned by the Ibanian Church.

The Noble Order of Marauders, unlike other thieves guilds, operates openly, and in fact is integral to the city's economy. It's curious name arises from its charter, which primarily describes what kinds of theft it considers to be noble, such as stealing from the rich and corrupt, recovering sacred or historical artifacts, humiliating tyrants and their henchmen, and disrupting a stagnant status quo with miraculous theft. Many have graduated from the Noble Order of Marauders to go on and become great adventurers, even if their stories tend to end in execution. The wealth acquired by such members on international excursions is tithed to the Order, who in turn uses it to fund local city projects that tend to benefit its citizens. Additionally, there is a local holiday called Thieves Night, in which children of the city may conceal small wooden coins about their home. During the night, members of the Order are licensed to break into homes and search for these coins until they are caught. In the morning, the thief with the most coins wins a prize, and the children delight in seeing which hidden coins weren't discovered.

Victims of the Noble Order of Marauders frequently attempt to destroy, discredit, or file lawsuits against the organization. However, due to its status as a religious institution has made this a perilous form of retaliation, as any overt aggression can bring the full might of the Ibanian Church against them, and at worst, the entire Constitutional Monarchy of Ibania. Instead, those seeking restitution from such a theft are far safer attempting to capture or assassinate the perpetrator, since that is already considered a noble occupational hazard.

The infamous Black Rose Bandit of Shindale is suspected to be a member of the Noble Order of Marauders. This is contradicted by the Order themselves, who insist that there is no connection and that his temporary theft of the bells from the Provenance Cathedral was absolutely blasphemous. However, devout worshippers of Profero say that the similarities between the thief's methods and persona prove that there must be some relationship to the god.